Coalition of Student Leaders
Minutes
Monday, January 12, 2014
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
To access the meeting, go to:
www.alaska.edu/governance/
Call to Order and Roll Call
Meeting started at 6:06 p.m. and roll call taken. Quorum was met.
Voting Members:
UAA student representatives:
Absent - Everret Hamilton, Matanuska-Susitna Student Government Council-Palmer
Kandyce Hignite, Kenai River Campus Student Union-Kenai
Savely Kalugin, Kachemak Bay Branch Student Association-Homer
Junaid Khan, Prince William Sound Community College Student Association-Valdez
Victoria Lowrey, Kodiak College Student Association-Kodiak
Absent - Stacey Lucason, Union of Students of UAA-Anchorage
UAF student representatives:
*Mathew Carrick, Associated Students of UAF-Fairbanks, CSL Vice Chair
Absent - Steven Piazza, Bristol Bay Campus-Dillingham
UAS student representatives:
*Callie Conerton, United Students of UAS- Juneau, CSL Historian
Chris Terry, United Students of UAS-Ketchikan
*Toby Wark, United Students of UAS-Sitka, CSL Chair
Ex-Officio Members:
Courtney Enright, Student Regent, UA Board of Regents
Staff:
LaNora Tolman, Executive Officer, System Governance
Guests:
Saichi Oba, AVP Student and Enrollment Services
Michaela Swanson, UAF student
Shauna Thornton, KPC, Advisor
Erin Doty, KPC, student
Marsea Hansen, KPC, student
*Officers
Adopt Agenda and Approve Minutes from December 1, 2014
Mathew moved to adopt the agenda and Kandyce seconded. The agenda was adopted. Kandyce
Hignite moved to approve the December 1, 2014 meeting minutes and Chris Terry seconded.
The minutes were approved.
Guest Comments
Shauna Thornton talked about resources for Legislative Affairs in particular the UA advocacy
website and the importance for the students in the group to have the same message. Choose three
important topics in the budget. PowerPoint is available on what to wear. Student leaders should
prepare their people before they go. Register to vote.
Saichi Oba –
He talked about the advocacy trip to Juneau and the importance of advocating as a whole
university, not one’s own agenda.
Common Calendar – The committee had three weeks left before reporting to President Gamble.
Start time and end of term seems to have less angst than the other schedules. The problems align
with the process and transaction dates: fee payment beginning and endings etc. The most
contentious issue is Spring Break with UAA and UAF. There’s a fear that flights will be booked
and no one will be able to fly out. Saichi contacted AK Airlines and they would crunch numbers
and get back to him.
Saichi encouraged the students to talk about the state of tuition and then invite President Gamble
to the conversation.
Michaela Swanson spoke to the students about sustainable investing and offered to answer any
questions about the resolution Mathew Carrick had proposed.
Chair’s Report
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A lot of changes were happening - four new regents would be appointed in Jan. President
Gamble announced his retirement for June 2015 and Dr. Dana Thomas retired Dec. 31,
2014. Anchorage provost would retire along with UAS Chancellor Pugh from UAS.
Tobacco policy was passed at the last BOR meeting.
A mobile device policy was introduced by Karl Kowalski.
Campuses should give a verbal report if they have not posted their online written report
on the Coalition website.
Secretary and Treasurer Election
Mathew suggested postponing the election till the next meeting. Callie motioned and all were in
favor.
Internal Committees
AAIP Scholarship Committee – Mathew, Callie, and Savley
Callie sent out a Google Doc and asked the students for edits.
Advocacy Trip to Juneau Committee – Mathew, Kandyce, Callie, and Victoria
(Courtney)
Students needed to send Callie their information and students need to be sure to register to
vote.
External Committees
System Governance Council (SGC) – Toby and Mathew
Toby sent an email out to the students for feedback about issues pending.
tickets. It requires more funding. Mathew will send out an email about it.
New Business
Mobile Device Policy
Students received the proposed policy and were encouraged to provide feedback.
Student Code of Conduct Regulation
Callie motioned to postpone this until the next meeting and move to the Ongoing Business
section. Kandyce seconded.
Sustainable Investing
Mathew wrote a resolution and presented it at the last meeting: Resolution 2015-01. Callie
motioned to approve the resolution and Junaid seconded. Resolution stands.
Coalition Funds – UAF transfer
Students will find out about transferring funds into the AAIP Scholarship.
Comments and Special Orders
Mathew moved to discuss issues about the chair position and Callie seconded it. Students went
into executive session for the discussion.
Adjourn
Callie motioned for the meeting to adjourn at 7:47 p.m. and Kandyce seconded.